More Than Just Tony Soprano: An Iraq Vet Remembers James Gandolfini
Actor James Gandolfini (3rd L) answers questions with (L-R) U.S. Army soldiers Pvt. Dexter Pitts, Sgt. Bryan Anderson, First Lt. Dawn Halfaker, Staff Sgt. Jay Wilkerson and Cpl. Jonathan Bartlett during the panel for the HBO documentary “Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq” at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Los Angeles July 12, 2007. REUTERS/Phil McCarten (UNITED STATES) – RTR1RSG8
Actor James Gandolfini, who died Wednesday in Rome, became a household name because of his role as mobster boss Tony Soprano on the famous HBO TV series.
But Gandolfini also made his mark through another HBO project. "Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq" was a documentary about injured Iraq war veterans adapting to life back here in the US.
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Retired Marine Staff Sergeant John Jones, one of the vets who appears in the film.
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